Needle, etching

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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/WOODEN HOLDER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0597.001

MANUFACTURER: F. & L. Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 15
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN HOLDER; STEEL NEEDLES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 1.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Platemaking
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: F&L
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Probably early 1900's [See 910596]
Canada: Owned and used by R. Fournier, A Quebec lithographer
Function: Used to scratch a line design into a metal printing plate, Usually copper or steel. The needles are used mainly for dry point prints but can be used to outline a pencil drawing when engraving or for prints where the plate is etched (Ref.4)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.4: 'THE F. & L. MFG. CO';.1 and.4 'MADE IN SWITZERLAND';.4 'COCHAND NO. 0';.1 'COCHAND NO. 4'/.5 and .6: 'KLIMSCH & CO.'/.7 and.8 'VANHYMBECK'
Missing: .9 broken holder
Finish: Smooth finished cylindrical holders/ Sharped points
Decoration: N/A

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F. & L. Mfg. Co., Needle, etching, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0597, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.0597.001/

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